Andy Stocker
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Contents of the engine currently all over the pavement at the end of the road where it died
[Edited on 17-02-2007 by Andy Stocker]
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jazzer2k3
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Pics ?
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SAL
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no way
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Marc
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What happened?
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Hamish
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Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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. What happened? i though boxer engines were pretty strong?
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Matt L
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what happened??
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Andy Stocker
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It knocked, smoked & spat it guts out all over the floor just now, its dark so no pics i'm afraid
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SAL
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i take it you got home ? it did get USED today though
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Rachel H
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Oh no When it rains, it pours
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Andy Stocker
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Thats when it died, just as I pulled into the road ...... luckily
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SAL
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not good do you need it for work this week ?
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Andy Stocker
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Well i've no way of getting to work, gonna have to ask a guy from work to ick me up.
The amount of smoke was unreal, front, back inside the car
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SportBoy
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sounds like its time for a 2.5 build
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SAL
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i no someone that is selling a really nice corsa, i think its arden blue with irmscher bits ?
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ed
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quote: Originally said by Willay
Stocker's only stopping for toilet breaks....
Seemed to have taken it's toll on the poor girl
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Half Pint
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that's a shame. I know a good mechanic....
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Hamish
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quote: Originally posted by stavs
i no someone that is selling a really nice corsa, i think its arden blue with irmscher bits ?
joker
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Colin
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Damn Was it running fine before??
My old one got skelped last week aswell
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Andy Stocker
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Running totally fine Colin
Poop
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Half Pint
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have you still got a warranty on it??? A mate of mine has exactly the same happen to him... = new engine needed fitting
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Colin
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Were you giving it some or just tootling along??? Weird thing to happen, esspecially spilling its guts. Hole in the block or sump???
Heres what my mate ('s pal) done to my old one - http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/4666/photo0165.jpg
Engines still good on it
[Edited on 11-02-2007 by Colin]
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CORSA NUT
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Did you use booster or just optimax???
Might have been run on normal SUL till you got it
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Adam-D
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gutted,
i know of a few impreza's throwing engines.
and 1 just after a rebuild.
gutting feeling
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Andy Stocker
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quote: Originally posted by Half Pint
have you still got a warranty on it??? A mate of mine has exactly the same happen to him... = new engine needed fitting
Yeah still under warrenty
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Andy Stocker
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quote: Originally posted by CORSA NUT
Did you use booster or just optimax???
Might have been run on normal SUL till you got it
Vpower & a booster. 1st uk owner, so if it did have any other petrol in it, wouldn't have been much
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